jostle

jostle
verb
  1. [with obj.]push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd
    (多指在人群中)推搡,(用肘)推挤,挤撞
    he was jostled by passengers rushing for the gates.
    他被冲向门口的乘客挤撞了。
    [no obj.]people jostled against us.
    人们推挤着我们。
    ■[no obj.](jostle for)struggle or compete forcefully for
    争夺,抢夺;为…而竞争
    a jumble of images jostled for attention.
    纷乱的图像令人目不暇接。
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action of jostling
    推搡,推挤,挤撞;争夺,抢夺
语源
  1. late Middle English justle, from just, an earlier form of joust. The original sense was 'have sexual intercourse with'; current senses date from the mid 16th cent
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